Palm Beach County father reflects on raising three Black children during defining movement

As conversations on racial injustice continue around the country, a Palm Beach County father is reflecting on what it’s like to raise three Black children during a life-changing movement.

ITCHILDREN DURING THIS DEFININGTIME.

WPTV NEWS CHANNEL FIVESSABIRAH RAYFORD SHOWS YOU HOWHECOMMUNITY.< (TC: 11:51:42) NAT:“ HIGHFIV” JACOBY WATERS*LITERALL* HAS HIS HANDSFULL.

(TC: 11:34:06)“I HAVETHREE CHILDREN, BUT WITH MYYOUNG MEN THATOF DISTINCTION THEY ARE ALSOMY SONS AS WELL” WATERSCREATED YOUNG MEN OFDISTINCTION WHEN HE SAW A NEEDFOR MENTORSHIP IN HISCOMMUNITY.

(TC: 11:26:46)“IWANTED TO GO BACK TO THEBASICS WITH REESTABLISHING OURYOUNG BLACK MEN, OUR YOUNGKINGS IN THE MAKING, OURFUTURE LEADERS” THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM HAS THRIVED&WATERS NOW HAS 20 MEMBERS ANDIT ALLOWED HIM TO BETTERCONNECT WITH HIS OLDEST SON.(TC: 11:39:24)“WE COULD JUSTTALK ABOUT ANYTHING, ANDEVERYTHING” LATELY, THEIRCONVERSATIONS ARE A LITTLEMORE COMPLEX.

(TC:11:46:30)(SABIRAH RAYFORD:)“LETS TALKABOUT THE KILLING OF GEORGEFLOYD.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THATTO YOUR SONS” (TC: 11:32:31)“I COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT ATFIRST BECAUSE I BEING A BLACKMAN I WAS FILLED WITH RAGE,FILLED WITH ANGER, FILLED WITHSADNESS” HE EVENTUALLY FOUNDTHE WORDS AND TWO OF THEM WEREMENTAL HEALTH.

(TC: 11:35:52)“I DONABOUT ENOUGH” NEXT WEEKWATERS ALONGSIDE OTHER BLACKLEADERS AND MENTAL HEALTHPROFESSIONALS WITH HOSTS AVIRTUAL DISCUSSION ON FACEBOOKCALLED A FATHERLANGUAGE.

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WATERS SAYSTHIS FATHERGIFT IS BEING ABLE TO HELP THENEXT GENERATION.

REPORTING INPALM BEACH COUNTY11:37:20)“I HAVE ALL I NEEDIS THEM” SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.